New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) Overnight rain and thunderstorm led to a dip in the minimum temperature in the city and an improvement in the air quality on Tuesday.
The 24-hour cumulative rainfall till 8:30 am stood at 4.6 mm at Safdarjung, 6.1 mm at Lodhi Road, 11.9 mm at Ridge, while Palam recorded only a trace and Ayanagar recorded no rainfall.
Station-wise, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 19.6 degrees Celsius.
Palam recorded 21.1 degrees Celsius while Lodi Road logged 18.6 degrees Celsius.
Ridge recorded 17.7 degrees, while Ayanagar registered 22.4 degrees Celsius.
The weather office has forecast a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius with thunderstorms and rain later in the day.
The AQI stood at 69 in the morning hours, showing a huge improvement in air quality levels in the national capital.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’. PTI SGV DV DV
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